Truss



July 1, 1947. c. WELTER I TRUSS Filed'Feb. 16, 1945 3mm ZlfeiterPatented July 1, 1947 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE TRUSS Grover C. Welter,Roswell, N. Mex.

Application February 16, 1945, SerialNo. 578,216

1 Claim.

This invention relates to trusses.

An object of the invention is the provision of a truss in the form of apocket in which is removably mounted a light compressible material ofsufiicient thickness so that when the pocket is applied and held inplace on the human body it will exert sufficient pressure for thepurpose.

Another object of the invention is the provi sion of a truss in the formof a pad which includes a pocket having removably mounted therein ablock or piece of sponge rubber of the proper shape so that when the padis held on to the body by straps the pad will exert sufficient pressurefor the purpose.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a truss whichincludes a pad and removable straps for supporting the pad on the bodyof the wearer, said pad including a pocket open at its upper end andformed of fabric with the upper open end being straight, and with theside walls being curved inwardly toward the bottom, 2. block of spongerubber being formed to fit the pocket and removably mounted therein,said sponge rubber being of various thicknesses, said block beingrelatively wide at the top and tapering toward the lower end.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawingsforming a part of the specification, nevertheless, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, beingsusceptible of such changes and modifications as define no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as expressed in theappended claim.

Fig. l is a plan view of the truss showing attached straps removablyconnected to a pad.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the truss.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 33 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section showing the attachingmeans for straps.

Referring more particularly to the drawings it generally designates apocket which has its upper edge ll open and out along straight lines.This pocket is formed of any suitable fabric and is closed along thestitching generally designated by the numeral 12. The offset side wallsof the pocket as shown at l3 and M respectively are curved downwardlyand inwardly so that the bottom portion i5 is considerably narrower thanthe upper edge H of the pocket. The central bottom portion of the pocketis cut away as shown at IE to form a curved notch.

A pair of buttons 20 and 2| are connected to 2 the front Wall 22 of thepocket adjacent the curved side edge l3. Each button, as shown in Fig.4, has an inner flange 23, a neck 24 and an outer flange or head 25.These buttons are inserted through an opening 26 in the front wall 22.The front wall is also provided with buttons iii, 32 and 33. All are oflight construction and mounted through openings in the front wall of thepocket. The rear wall 35 is smooth since itcomes in contact with thehuman body.

A strap generally designated by the numeral it has its ends providedwith bayonet slot 4| and one of these slots is adapted to be received byone of the buttons 20 or 2| as shown in Fig. 1. A strap 42 has its endsprovided with bayonet slots it and one slot on one end of the strap isreceived by a button 30, while a slot on the other end of the strap isreceived by a button 35. The straps ii! and 42 are adapted to be engagedaround the legs of the wearer.

A strap it which engages around the back of the wearer has a bayonetslot A6 at each end and one slot receives the button 32 while the otherslot receives the button 33.

A block 56 is formed of sponge rubber and shaped to fit within thepocket I0 between the front wall 22 and the rear wall 35. As shown moreparticularly in Fig. 3 the upper end 5| of the block is relatively widewhile the lower end 52 tapers approximately to a thin edge. The rearportion 53 of this block bulges rearwardly so that it will exertpressure on the injured portion of the body when the pad is applied tosaid body. However, the face of the pad may be varied to suit aparticular case. Therefore, the size will also be varied.

The block 59 is unattached to the inner walls of the pocket so that itmay be readily replaced by different sizes of the block.

When the truss has been applied to the body, the pad is applied to theabdomen while the strap 55 engages around the back of the wearer withthe slots 46 on the end of the straps being received by the buttons 32and 33.

The straps 4i} and 42 engage around the legs of the wearer and a slot 4|of the strap 4!] is selected to be received by the button 23 or 2|, inorder to exert the proper pressure against the injured portion of thebody. Likewise, slots 43 on the ends of the strap 42 are selected to bereceived by the buttons 3.0 and 3! in order that th pad will exert theproper pressure. In other words, straps A i) and 42 when properlyadjusted will cooperate to exert the correct pressure on the injuredportion of the human body.

I claim:

A truss comprising a body portion composed of front and back pieces offabric having parallel straight top edges and arcuate edges extendingdownwardly from each end of the straight portion and notched in anupwardly extending curve at their centers, said back piece being ofgreater area along all of said curved edges than the front piece toprovide a margin thereon overlapping the corresponding edges of saidfront piece, a row of stitching passing through the three thicknesses ofmaterial thus formed, said straight edges being unconnected, a removableresilient pad located in the pocket between said pieces, button studssecured through the front pieces at each of its corners, a body beltconnected to said buttons, sets of other button studs also connectedthrough the front piece at each side of the notch therein and betweensaid notch and the first mentioned studs and leg straps connected toeach of said sets of buttons.

GROVER C. WELTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,253,103 Barlow Aug. 19, 19411,651,183 Chesterman Nov. 29, 1927 1,488,316 Chittenden Mar. 25, 1924522,764 Nagler July 10, 1894 1,081,189 Amendola 1 Dec. 9, 1913 1,601,117Hampton et al Sept. 28, 1926 1,205,749 Kellogg Nov. 21, 1916 FOREIGNPATENTS Number Country Date 528,474 France Aug. 18, 1921

